hello. welcome to bbc news. we start in northern italy and dramatic scenes after severe flooding has killed at least eight people with thousands being evacuated from their homes. this weekend s formula one, grand prix at imola has also now been cancelled. it comes, as a new report by the world meteorological organisation warned that global temperatures will reach record levels in the next five years. we ll have more on that in a moment. first let s get more on the situation in itlay. it s one of the european countries most affected by extreme weather in recent years the extreme flooding is in the emillia romana region. this is forli near bologna the mayor has said the city is on its knees devastated and in pain . divers have been recovering bodies hundreds of people have been trapped or stranded as rivers burst their banks. in towns nearby people are being rescued from their homes by helicopter. plucked from rooftops or the waters. in this area around hal
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